Рейс Ryanair из Эссекса в Малагу был вынужден совершить экстренную посадку в Стэнстеде из-за столкновения с птицей

A commercial flight bound for a popular Spanish holiday destination was forced to divert to Stansted Airport this morning. The Ryanair service, which departed East Midlands Airport for Malaga at 9.27am, instead landed at Stansted at around 10.41am on Thursday, September 4. FlightRadar24 data shows the aircraft entered a holding pattern over the Royston area, near Saffron Walden, completing several circuits before heading towards Stansted. Ryanair have confirmed that the diversion was due to a birdstrike. A spokesperson for the airline said: "This flight from East Midlands to Malaga (4 Sept) diverted to London Stansted as it encountered a minor bird strike. "In order to minimise delay, we arranged for a replacement aircraft to operate this flight to Malaga, which departed London Stansted at 13:44pm local time.” The reason for the diversion remains unclear, although unconfirmed reports suggest the aircraft may have suffered a bird strike. Read more Emergency services, including fire crews, were seen on standby at Stansted around the time of the plane's arrival, as is the normal procedure for when a plane diverts to the Essex airport. A Stansted Airport spokesman said: "A Ryanair flight from East Midlands to Malaga made a precautionary landing at London Stansted at around 11.40 today. "The aircraft landed safely."